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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the Princess describe Despereaux's ears?
(a) Like small pieces of velvet.
(b) Like remnants of silk.
(c) Like bits of cotton.
(d) Like rose petals.

2. Which rat was born in the dungeon several years before Despereaux was born?
(a) Whiskers.
(b) Chakara.
(c) Alec.
(d) Chiaroscuro.

3. Other than ridiculous, how is love described in this tale?
(a) Joyful and illuminating.
(b) Wonderful and powerful.
(c) Purposeful and determined.
(d) Heartfelt and devoted.

4. How many brothers and sisters are in Despereaux's litter?
(a) One.
(b) None.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

5. Where does Gregory put Despereaux?
(a) On a shelf.
(b) On his bed.
(c) On top of a bowl.
(d) Up against his ear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Botticelli do when the door opens to admit a prisoner?

2. What does Antoinette call out as Despereaux is led away?

3. What does Furlough see that makes him think that Despereaux is a goner?

4. What does Roscuro climb to?

5. What does Despereaux discover the sound to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the jailer tell Despereaux that he definitely does not want to be let go in this place?

2. What is ironic about the name that Roscuro is given when he is born?

3. When Despereaux faints, what does he wake up to see?

4. What does the threadmaster ask Despereaux as he is doing his job?

5. What does Roscuro discover when he works up the courage to go upstairs into the light?

6. What is the outcome of Chiaroscuro's trip into the light?

7. How did the mice get to the dungeon?

8. Why does Despereaux refuse to renounce his actions in front of the Mouse Council?

9. What are the ways in which Despereaux is considered to be a disappointment or different, and by whom?

10. What is the crime that led to the new prisoner being brought down to the dungeon?

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